megaman2 said:
I must disagree it will sell more but i really feel that gow2 is not a huge improvement compared to resistance 2. and if you dont agree state your reason dont just post such a pointless thread, thank you |
Sorry, this kind of seemed like an opinion thread.
GeoW2 is the Halo 3/MGS4 release for the 360 this year. Many reviewers have already given the game a 10, they are just waiting for the preview copy so they can write their glowing remarks. The review system is so screwed up that publishers for games of this magnitude can completely manipulate the review scores. They will ban sites for poor reviews, withhold copies from them, release better reviews early by releasing the embargo for them... GeoW2 will be the latest game to benefit from this. Microsoft and Epic have too much invested in this game to allow it to come in below the original GeoW. The gaming sites depend too much on traffic to piss off the dev/publishers.
Here are a couple of articles that explain the system.
http://sorethumbsblog.com/post/48781177/publisherperspective
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080905-this-is-war-insider-describes-how-devs-punish-game-journos.html
Disclaimer: This not intended to be a knock against GeoW2. By all accounts it will be a great game for the 360. The problem is the the review system. It can be argued that MGS4 benefited from the same tactics.
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
